SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22
Change of direction for Saturn
Saturn has been moving apparently backwards though the sky for several
months now. This week it begins to change direction, allowing justice
to be done where justice has been delayed.

In our 29th year Saturn returns to the position it held on the day we
were born. Drew Barrymore turns 28 today. Her ‘Saturn return’ will begin
in October and continue into 2004. It marks her passage into maturity
and an ability to take on new personal responsibilities.

MONDAY
FEBRUARY 24
Historic events in the skySeveral historic events are due to take place in the
sky this year. These suggest that within months, Iraq will not be a
big issue any more. Urgent conflict on a different page of the map,
will be drawing our attention. If you think there’s disagreement now,
about how to tackle the current crisis, wait till you see how that next
drama pans out. By then, the United Nations will have little or no credibility
left. Soon, the only thing that can possibly keep the train of peace
on the track of tolerance will be the prayers and protests of ordinary
individuals across the planet.TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25
The position of Uranus
Uranus was discovered in 1781, shortly after the American revolution
and just before the French one. This planet of rebellion, revolution
and reinvention takes about 84 years to get once round the zodiac. Right
now, it is right back where it was in 1919/20 – just as the League of
Nations was being formed. In the thirties, that organisation lost all
its power and eventually had to be replaced with the United Nations.
When we look at the planetary alignments back then and compare them
to those in the sky today, the connections get very spooky.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26
Who rules the world?
Who rules the world? That’s the real question we are now having to ask.
Is it America? Is it the UN? We will soon find out. We will also soon
discover that Kim and Osama have been glad of a chance to act in shadow
while we shone our spotlight so strongly on Saddam. There’s a long year
ahead and the drama is only just starting to play itself out. But there’s
hope as well as fear on the horizon. Those millions of peace marchers
worldwide, may yet turn out to have more influence than they think.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27
Mars and the peace movement
Our nations may not be united but many individuals, within those nations,
seem to be speaking with one voice. “Violence.” they insist, “only leads
to more violence.” “The world is in a state,” they say, “because the
sanctity of life is not respected.” “You can’t fix this,” they argue,
“By killing more innocent people. That’s like trying to put out a fire
with petrol.” Later this year, the planet of war will come closer to
earth than at any point in the past 73,000 years. How poignant that
we are now seeing the growth of the biggest peace movement in history.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28
Poem prophesyAlthough this is a year of fear,
I really must be very clear.
That does not mean the end is near.
Like many a prophet, seer and sage
I prophesise a golden age.
Just one more turn of history’s page.